The purpose of this page is to write a brief story about how your family commemorates ANZAC day and why ANZAC day is significant to you.
Instructions:
1. Rename the page and save it as My ANZAC Story - your name.
2. Think about how your family has commemorated ANZAC day and your families ANZAC History. Did any of your relative serve in the previous conflicts or wars? Plan out your ANZAC Story. Consider the 6 core questions - What, When, Who, Where, Why and How as starting points for your story.
Task:
What do you and your family do on ANZAC day?
My family and I have never been to a dawn service, this is because of my younger brother who does not take well to mornings and my parents think he will become restless and bored. Usually we just make ANZAC cookies and go to the special ANZAC round for the football, when at the game they have a small service to honour the ANZAC's pre-game.
Why is ANZAC day significant to you and your family?
To my Dad, ANZAC day is very important to him, he works as a doctor for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base. He knows and has treated many people who have served in wars overseas, after hearing of stories form people who have served, he holds a great respect for any person who has been at war. After asking her, mum told me that she is grateful for what soldiers have done for us, to protects the country and countless other innocents. To me, ANZAC day is a very important day because, like my father, I greatly respect the people who have sacrificed everything for the safety of their country.
My great Uncle, Alfred Cronin: Lieutenant Cronin enlisted in 1915 as a private in the Field of Engineers. Private Cronin constructed and maintained sledges specially designed to convey wounded over shell-torn expanses on mud and was constantly caring for them and extricating them from difficulties, regardless of his own danger. His commanding officer wrote to Alfred's mother, telling her that while under heavy fire from the Germans, he spotted his Sergeant in trouble in their own wire. He was crossing the parapet to help the man when he was hit in the leg by a bullet, he went down still trying to free his friend. Stretcher bearers came running out to help, they pulled both Cronin and the other man onto the single board. While running back to cover, the weight of the two men became too much for one stretcher and it fell. While on the ground, a German sniper shot Cronin in the lower back, paralysing him. He died four days later on the 24th of February 1918. Alfred was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for bravery on the field, (the DCM is actually the highest level of award a private can receive, and is the second highest level anyone could get, second only to the Victorian Cross) the other three in the photo below are and Australian War medal, a victory medal and a medal of recognition in the field.
Reflection
Being involved in this project has been an interesting experience because I learned more about my family's personal connections to ANZAC day, and what it means to them. I also learned about how other people in my family, school and general community celebrate or commemorate ANZAC day and their opinions on todays idea of remembrance and tradition. Through this project, I have also become more aware of how wars have affected not only Australia but many other countries worldwide, I leaned about the hardship the men would have gone though in the trenches and on the beaches of Gallipoli and the courage and mateship that now defines our entire nation. I, myself have learned more about ANZAC day as a whole, about World War 1 and the Gallipoli Campaign and now have a wider understanding of why the day is so important to the wider community and Australia as a nation. By being apart of the ANZAC day project, my views on the day have not changed much. I have always believed that it is important that we keep celebrating ANZAC day, and that we should never forget the men and even women who have fought for their country and for the safety of their family and friends. This project has helped me gain a wider understanding of who the ANZACS were, what the fought for, and why they are still a very well known part of our nation wide community.
My ANZAC Story - Kate Wheeler
Purpose:
The purpose of this page is to write a brief story about how your family commemorates ANZAC day and why ANZAC day is significant to you.Instructions:
1. Rename the page and save it as My ANZAC Story - your name.2. Think about how your family has commemorated ANZAC day and your families ANZAC History. Did any of your relative serve in the previous conflicts or wars? Plan out your ANZAC Story. Consider the 6 core questions - What, When, Who, Where, Why and How as starting points for your story.
Task:
- What do you and your family do on ANZAC day?
My family and I have never been to a dawn service, this is because of my younger brother who does not take well to mornings and my parents think he will become restless and bored. Usually we just make ANZAC cookies and go to the special ANZAC round for the football, when at the game they have a small service to honour the ANZAC's pre-game.- Why is ANZAC day significant to you and your family?
To my Dad, ANZAC day is very important to him, he works as a doctor for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base. He knows and has treated many people who have served in wars overseas, after hearing of stories form people who have served, he holds a great respect for any person who has been at war. After asking her, mum told me that she is grateful for what soldiers have done for us, to protects the country and countless other innocents. To me, ANZAC day is a very important day because, like my father, I greatly respect the people who have sacrificed everything for the safety of their country.Table of Contents
My ANZAC Story
Lieutenant Cronin enlisted in 1915 as a private in the Field of Engineers. Private Cronin constructed and maintained sledges specially designed to convey wounded over shell-torn expanses on mud and was constantly caring for them and extricating them from difficulties, regardless of his own danger. His commanding officer wrote to Alfred's mother, telling her that while under heavy fire from the Germans, he spotted his Sergeant in trouble in their own wire. He was crossing the parapet to help the man when he was hit in the leg by a bullet, he went down still trying to free his friend. Stretcher bearers came running out to help, they pulled both Cronin and the other man onto the single board. While running back to cover, the weight of the two men became too much for one stretcher and it fell. While on the ground, a German sniper shot Cronin in the lower back, paralysing him. He died four days later on the 24th of February 1918. Alfred was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for bravery on the field, (the DCM is actually the highest level of award a private can receive, and is the second highest level anyone could get, second only to the Victorian Cross) the other three in the photo below are and Australian War medal, a victory medal and a medal of recognition in the field.
Reflection
Being involved in this project has been an interesting experience because I learned more about my family's personal connections to ANZAC day, and what it means to them. I also learned about how other people in my family, school and general community celebrate or commemorate ANZAC day and their opinions on todays idea of remembrance and tradition. Through this project, I have also become more aware of how wars have affected not only Australia but many other countries worldwide, I leaned about the hardship the men would have gone though in the trenches and on the beaches of Gallipoli and the courage and mateship that now defines our entire nation. I, myself have learned more about ANZAC day as a whole, about World War 1 and the Gallipoli Campaign and now have a wider understanding of why the day is so important to the wider community and Australia as a nation. By being apart of the ANZAC day project, my views on the day have not changed much. I have always believed that it is important that we keep celebrating ANZAC day, and that we should never forget the men and even women who have fought for their country and for the safety of their family and friends. This project has helped me gain a wider understanding of who the ANZACS were, what the fought for, and why they are still a very well known part of our nation wide community.